Soil Processes II
This landform type is produced by weathering.
What is an erosional landform?
This subordinate distinction indicates the illuvial movement of silicate clay
What is t?
This soil texture in in the center of the triangle, with even parts sand, silt, and clay.
What is a clay loam?
These five states participate in Region 3 Intercollegiate Soil Judging Contests.
What is WI, IL, MI, OH, IN?
Hydrogen sulfide has a rotting egg smell and when it is within 30 cm of the soil surface, it indicates this.
What is hydric soil?
This horizon and subordinate distinction are used when weathered or soft bedrock is present but can be easily dug with a spade.
What is Cr?
Wisconsin's state soil is this texture.
What is a silt loam?
This pedologist from Michigan State University is hosting our Regional contest this fall.
Who is Dr. Barret Wessel?
This soil order is most likely to be characterized by melanization, calcium-carbon cation bridging, deepness, a fine texture, and perhaps, an abundance of pyrogenic organic matter from historical fire regimes.
What is a Mollisol?
This soil order is often found in coniferous forests.
What is a spodosol?
This clay mineralology will often lead a student to overestimate their clay %
What is smectite, shrink swell clay, or 2:1 clay?
Legend of the UW-Madison SES Department, F.D. Hole is known for playing this instrument to his students.
What is the fiddle?
On the scorecard, the water retention difference is calculated based on coefficients that are texture-dependent. In physical terms, the soil water retention difference is a result of this form of energy, that determines the quantity of water retained against the force of gravity, and the quantity of water available for plants.
What is matric potential?
The formative element Ud, derived from L. Udus, humid, will mostly be found in this taxonomic rank of a soil
What is suborder?
The value and chroma requirements for gleyed materials.
What is value 4 or more, chroma 2 or less?
This famous soil scientist, credited as the father of soil physics, is buried close to campus at the Forest Hill Cemetery.
Who is Franklin Hiram King?